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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

BSE Trade

General Information

10/12/04 BSE Trade Ban Status
03/04/04 USDA Reopens Comment Period For Proposal
03/04/04 Explanatory Note: Risk Analysis (PDF)
01/23/04

Products Refused Entry or Detained at a Foreign Port

01/19/04 U.S. Returned Goods (Returned U.S. Origin Animal Products and By-Products)
01/08/04 Guidance for Exporting Ruminant Products or Products Containing Ruminant Origin Materials
10/31/03 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities—[9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 95]—[Docket No. 03-080-1]
10/31/03 Economic Analysis (DOC)
10/31/03 Risk Analysis (PDF)
10/20/03 Over-land Transit of Meat From Canada to Mexico (PDF)
01/26/03 Known Exempted Commodities

Japan

07/22/04
Final Report By Dr. Peter Fernandez Of The Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service For The U.S. BSE Technical Working Group
07/22/04 Final Report Japan-United States BSE Working Group (PDF)
04/26/04 Transcript of Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn’s Discussion Regarding Japan with the Press Washington D.C.

Canada

08/19/04 Clarification Regarding the Importation of Eligible Fresh or Frozen Boneless Bovine Meat of Canadian Origin (PDF)
06/15/04 Importation of Processed Canadian Beef Products Regulatory Timeline (PDF)
06/15/04

Background on Importation of Processed Canadian Beef Products Between August 2003 and April 2004 (PDF)

06/15/04 FSIS Canadian Import Numbers, Sep. 1, 2003 - Apr. 30, 2004 (PDF)
05/06/04 Revisions to Importations of Edible Bovine Meat and Bovine Meat Products (PDF)
05/06/04 Low Risk Canadian Products (PDF)
03/04/04 USDA Reopens Comment Period For Proposal
03/04/04 Explanatory Note: Risk Analysis (PDF)
10/31/03 USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports From Canada-Releases Risk Assessment by Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
10/31/03 Transcript of Remarks by Bill Hawks, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, J.B. Penn, Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Elsa Murano, Undersecretary for Food Safety
and Dr. George Gray, Deputy Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
10/31/03 Questions and Answers-Current USDA Actions and the Canadian Situation (PDF)
08/08/03 Veneman Announces that Import Permit Applications for Certain Ruminant Products From Canada Will Be Accepted
08/08/03 Transcript of Media Briefing
07/18/03 Senior USDA Officials Hold Background Briefing Regarding Canada's New BSE Measures [Transcript of Tele-news Conference]
07/18/03 Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Canada's Decision to Remove Specified Risk Material From Food Products
07/10/03 United States Department of Agriculture Media Briefing by Secretary Ann M.Veneman
06/20/03 Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding U.S. Beef Trade Issues
06/09/03 Technical briefing on BSE
06/06/03 Backgrounder-Canada BSE Situation
06/06/03 Transcript of Technical Briefing on BSE with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, CFIA and Dr. Francine Lord, National Manager, Imports/Export, CFIA and Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, APHIS
06/05/03 Tele-News Conference Briefing on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) With Dr. Ron DeHaven, APHIS Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services Washington D.C.
06/04/03 Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Claude Lavigne, Associate Executive Director, Animal Products, CFIA, Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA and Dr. Lester Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, FDA
05/22/03 Transcript of Teleconference with APHIS Administrator Bobby Acord, APHIS Senior Staff Scientist Lisa Ferguson, FDA Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine Dr. Stephen Sundlof FSIS Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator for Policy Analysis and Formulation, Dr. Daniel Engeljohn
05/22/03 Affected Canadian Imports
05/20/03 BSE Case in Canada-00:00:59 audio real mp3 wave
05/20/03 Actuality: USDA`S Preventative Measures Aginst BSE-
00:00:30 audio real mp3 wave
05/20/03 Actuality: Comments on Canadian BSE Case-00:00:11 audio real mp3 wave
05/20/03 Canada BSE Announcement - Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman

 

 

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